Tall fescue (Schedonorus arundinaceus) is genetically variable for many agronomic traits, so it might be possible to increase its persistence and productivity in shaded agroforestry applications. The objective of this ...

Festivals attract visitors with different types of motivations which are associated with a festival's theme. The Missouri Chestnut Roast festival combines recreational and educational activities to promote agroforestry, ...

The main objective of this project is to estimate the social value of environmental goods and services (EG&S) generated by agroforestry practices and to evaluate the profitability of these practices for agricultural producers ...

Veterinary antibiotics are used to treat infectious animal diseases and enhance animal growth. In Missouri, the increased growth of confined animal feeding operations (CAFOs) and the need to dispose of manure generated by ...

The herbicide atrazine (ATR) has been widely applied to fields in the US and Mid Western states. Recently, public health and ecological concerns have been raised about contamination of surface and ground water by the ...

Sedimentation of surface waters in the United States is a significant environmental concern. Investigating land use impacts on stream bank erosion rates is intended to lead to the development of improved management practices ...

Agroforestry and grass buffers have been proposed for improving water quality in watersheds. Buffer vegetation influences soil porosity, essential for water, gas and nutrient transport in soils. The objective of the study ...

Prior research has demonstrated that grazing forage within tree stands can be a viable production practice. Most studies to date have compared whole systems of silvopasture practice to systems where livestock have no access ...

Residents of the Tain II forest fringe communities of Sunyani district located in the forest transition zone continually experience forest fires and fuelwood shortages. There is tendency to depend on neighboring towns for ...

On the Canadian Prairies, snow is an important component of annual precipitation and an important source of water. But there is much annual variability in the amount and timing of snowfall and its fate. On the prairie ...

During the spring of 2006, three willow varieties from SUNY-ESF (SV1, SX67 and 9882-41) were established on a marginal land in an agroforestry tree-intercropping arrangement where plots of short rotation willow were planted ...

Within agroforestry systems, tree root architecture is a driver of important ecological processes such as belowground nutrient flows and C storage. Yet the belowground component of trees remains largely under-studied due ...

Bigtooth aspen (Populus grandidentata) is a good species for use in conservation plantings in the agricultural landscape of Central Wisconsin. The buds and twigs are utilized as forage by a range of species in winter. The ...

Wetlands surrounded by willow vegetation (willow rings) within the Prairie Pothole Region (PPR) are an important part of the prairie landscape. They provide habitat for wildlife, remove agricultural runoff, and reduce soil ...

In 1962, J. H. Stoeckeler summarized the impacts of windbreaks on agriculture in the Great Plains. This paper has been the standard by which windbreak benefits, particular crop yield benefits have been judge. Over the last ...

Parkinson’s disease requires holistic management to improve the quality of life in affected persons and prevent complications associated with other comorbidities such as cardiovascular disease. The purpose of this ...

Infants born prematurely are at an increased risk for neurodevelopmental delays. The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit is a toxic environment that fails to harbor proper brain growth. Additionally, infants spend an excessive ...

The alarming food crisis of the world demands immediate necessary steps for the development of sustainable systems for more food production and food security in an overpopulated country like Bangladesh. There are presence ...

With the onset of another environmental revolution, interest in establishing afforested plantations on marginal farmland in southern Ontario has been renewed. To supply private landowners with the tools needed to afforest ...

The use of sulfamethazine (SLF) and tetracycline (TC) to maintain animal health in swine, poultry or cattle feedlot operations results in significant application of these veterinary pharmaceuticals to the landscape during ...